The government of India has finalised and approved the National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases. With an affidavit filed in the Delhi high court on Thursday (May 25), the Union health ministry also submitted a copy of this national policy.

The inauguration will be at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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Article: State of rare disease management in Southeast Asia

30/09/2016

An article published in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases consists of information from six Southeast Asian countries on management of rare diseases based on the World Health Organization’s framework for action in strengthening health systems. See the full article

FDA providing $2 million in new grants for natural history studies in rare diseases

29/09/2016 - U.S.

The aim is to collect data on how specific RD progress in individuals over time so that knowledge can inform and support product development and approval. Grant applications will be due Oct. 14, 2016
For further information visit the website

France: 3rd National Plan for Rare Diseases

30/06/2016 - Paris

The Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Marisol Touraine, has announced that a third national plan for rare diseases would soon be launched, continuing from the previous two plans. Read the press release.

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